Saturday, June 14, 2014

TEMAG submission

Over the last few months, Christopher Pyne has set up online processes to review key aspects in Education. The Federal submissions process to the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG) have now closed. sMAG made a substantive submission specifically on Music Specialist teacher training. When ready, all public submissions will be available to read here: https://submissions.education.gov.au/Forms/TEMAG/pages/index

Mission Statement

sMAG (Vic) works cooperatively with the State and Federal governments, Universities and the music sector to ensure that the recommendations of the NRSME are adopted and implemented throughout the State of Victoria

Purpose

* To promote high quality school music education in all schools in Victoria
* To be a representative voice from all sectors supporting music education in schools
* To promote the value and status of school music education throughout the Victorian education sector and in the wider community
* To comment as appropriate upon matters relating to school music education
* To encourage and assist societies and organisations concerned with school music education and the professional development of teachers
* To promote singing as a foundation for developmental music education programs in all early childhood, primary and secondary settings
* To promote the inclusion of continuous sequential and developmental music study into the VELS
To promote the expansion of pre-service education and ongoing professional development of teachers to meet the needs of the delivery of high quality music teaching

Followers

Blog Space

A community discussion space aimed to inform the current debate in the National Curriculum development for Music. Followers are encouraged to read the linked documents in order to contribute.

“Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young.” Aristotle.

sMAG

The School Music Action Group (sMAG) was formed immediately following the Victorian Music Workshop in April 2007. sMAG brings together representatives of the key music education community including teachers and principals as well as representatives from the tertiary music and education sectors music/arts bodies and the music industry.

The purpose of sMAG is to unify the music education sector and its stakeholders.